Anything Goes Hokkaidō Video Podcast
When it comes to Hokkaidō, Anything Goes! In season one, Delaina, a long-term American ex-pat, and Shinya, a dual Australian & Japanese national bring the fun with interviews, music, Japanese language tips, and more! Stay tuned for season two, coming soon!
Episodes
Sunday May 31, 2020
Anything Goes Hokkaido S1E8 - What's with Education in Japan?
Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday May 31, 2020
In this episode, we take an in-depth look at education in Japan from preschool through high school and just a touch on college. What has been your experience with education in Japan? Drop us a line at anythinggoeshokkaido@gmail.com or comment below! And please, subscribe, share and like to stay connected!
Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday May 31, 2020
In this episode, Delaina, a long term American ex-pat and Shinya, a dual Australian & Japanese national talk with Shohsei ODA, a native-born “dosanko” to Hokkaido and drummer for the band the SUNBATHERS. This Washington DC based indies rock-pop group has over 1.5 million plays on YouTube and 2.3 million Spotify streams.
Shinya and Shohsei go in-depth on their “hafu” experiences and the differences between attending a traditional Japanese public school, and Australian school and the Hokkaido International School.
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
In this special Corona Quarantine short update version of the podcast we talk about stimulus checks from the government, the general feel of life in "lockdown" in Hokkaidō and focus on some fun Katakana words in our language section. We also have a new corner called “Tasty Travel Tips: Taberu Toraberu” (たべるトラベル). Let us know what you think in the comments and please subscribe and share if you enjoy!
Sunday May 03, 2020
Anything Goes Hokkaido S1E5- Death by Sakura Chocolate Muckbang edition
Sunday May 03, 2020
Sunday May 03, 2020
In this (occasional explicit language) Muckbang episode we taste test a $#!7load of seasonal Kitkats- hence "death by sakura chocolate." This episode, which was recorded in early April before the social distancing restrictions became like they are now is with our regular hosts Delaina & Shinya and a special guest, Jini from France!
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Anything Goes Hokkaido S1E4 - David Sweetlow @ Freaky Wardrobe Coffee
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
"Million seller" singer-songwriter David Sweetlow has a career spanning decades and multiple countries, from his native England, Spain, and now Japan. You may have heard his incredibly poignant latest single, "The Planes Stopped Flying" on the previous episode's Artist Spotlight. We enjoyed our last "on location" filming (for a while) at the excentric and delicious Freaky Wardrobe Cafe, just east of Sapporo Factory.
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Anything Goes Hokkaido S1E3 - Carols Mirabal, Baseball & Booze
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
This episode is all about Hokkaido baseball and booze! We have our first guest, Carlos Mirabal #00, former pitcher for the Nippon Ham Fighters Pro-league Baseball team!
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Anything Goes Hokkaido podcast S1E2 - Share House Living
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
In this first "official" episode, we discuss in depth the pros and cons of living in a share house. To watch the video podcast visit our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/CLef-Ihc79E and pretty PLEASE hit the subscribe button and bell for notifications.
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Anything Goes Hokkaido podcast S1E1 - Fabulous Hokkaido
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
In this episode, Delaina, a long term American ex-pat and Shinya, a dual Australian & Japanese national explore their different perspectives on life in Hokkaido and their home countries.
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Delaina- the "voice of Sapporo"
Hi! I'm Delaina, an American ex-pat long-term resident of Sapporo, living for more than two decades in Hokkaido, Japan. If you've been in the area since then, you may have heard my voice announcing "the next stop is Sapporo station" on JR trains and other sundry places. Back in the spring of 2020, when I first realized how completely the Covid-19 pandemic was going to obliterate my work in travel reporting and live music performance, I started toying around with the idea of starting a podcast. Knowing my own "fly by the seat of my pants" character well, it only seemed appropriate to choose a theme that would not only be fun, spontaneous, but also sustainable- hence the "Anything Goes" in the title. "Hokkaido" naturally came in because I've lived here longer than anywhere else in the world, and well, it rhymes! Now, as season two begins, there will be some big and little changes- one of the biggest changes being the name. Drumroll, please...Anything Goes_Japan! You see when the Foreign Corespondents Club Japan asked me to give a presentation on Hokkaido based on the podcast, along with the creator of Fukuoka Now! I suddenly envisioned a myriad of crossover podcasts with titles like "Anything Goes Fukuoka, Japan" and "Anything Goes Osaka, Japan". The blank in "Anything Goes_Japan" isn't just an Instagram quirk. It's an intentional nod towards expanding the podcast to regions beyond Hokkaido, but never fear, it will continue to be Hokkaido heavy with Sapporo as the home base. *** A little disclaimer here, we (or rather me) at the Anything Goes_Japan Video & Audio Podcast welcome our guests to express their own opinions, but we do not necessarily share or support those opinions. This is a very non-judgy sort of place, so please be respectful and above all kind in your comments and interactions here. More than anything, we hope that the Anything Goes_Japan podcast will be a platform to showcase not only the already well-known food, nature, culture, and beauty of Japan, but also the amazing variety of people who live here and make up our communities.